You Knew I'd Have to Try It.....

Happy Monday everybody!

Yep, I had to try this one out...

I really liked the concept and imagination behind the 'shirt-as-a-skirt' trend. Though it's not a Super Thought Involved Eureka kind of thing - 

pop on some jeans, open it up and wa-la, you've got grunge.

However, with that said, I like how it really does fit exactly like a skirt and the poofy sides look like pockets! I bet if you pinned it just right, pockets could happen... I tried really hard to make a bow with the sleeves, but I believe I'll need a super-long sleeved shirt for that... Plus a floral pattern would be nice for Spring!

I haven't forgotten about my animal print quest, however. 

More will be revealed!

OH! The dumbest thing I said last week was:

That I had been blogging for 3 years.

Well, ya don't count the year you started (as the hubs pointed out later), 

so I have been blogging for 2 years instead...

DUH !!!

( Nope, with age does not come wisdom... )

Though, I suddenly feel much younger. Hmm...

Shirt/skirt: AE,Hubby's - Jacket: Old Navy-thrifted - Hat: Rue21 -  Scarf: Rue21 - Bracelets/ring: Flea Mkt.

Earrings: Target, few years old - Boots: Banana Republic - Zipper brooch: JCPenny's - Vest: Sears

Here's to a kick-@ss week !

xXx

Reva

Animal Prints Part 2 / As A Neutral

I've never been 
one to dictate 
the long or short
of skirts 
in reference to a woman's age.
If you rock it, 
If you feel great, 
do it to it!
Though,
Dark tights have become my pal 
with mini's ;)


This look is part 2 
of rethinking animal prints as a neutral...
Honestly red was easy. I am gonna venture out into more daring territory.
Send suggestions, please :)

Also when tights are paired with tall boots, mini's really rock!

back to the leopard...

I really dug mixing the plaid scarf and skirt.

How about florals and animal? - Brights? 

As my brain is churning I ask myself,  WWKD?

I wonder what I did with my zebra leggings? ;)

xXx

Reva

ATTIRE: SKIRT, SEARS (ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD)

CARDI/SCARF/COAT/RED BAG: THRIFTED

BOOTS: BANANA REPUBLIC (OLD)

My Favorite Things .... Too Cool For School Jackets

HI EVERYBODY !

AND A BIG HI TO MY NEW FRIENDS.....

I just found some cool new stylish and funny as hell bloggers !

I love it when that happens....

Feeling so Inspired :)

THIS WEEK I AM SHOWING OFF A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.

YOU PROBABLY KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE HATS, BUT I HAVE A SECRET... WELL NOT REALLY A SECRET, BUT MORE OF AN ILLNESS - ok, perhaps a fetish ?  I HAVE A STRANGE DESIRE THAT DRAWS ME TO ODD JACKETS. NOT THE TRENDY, COOL ONES, BUT THE ONES THAT HAVE BIG FLORAL PATTERNS, SOMETIMES QUILTED AND USUALLY , NO DEFINITELY, ONE OF A KINDS. PROBABLY BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE WHO OWNED THE SAME JACKET THREW IT IN THE DUMPSTER MANY MOONS AGO, USES THEM AS CAT BEDS, 

( or gave them away for me to find ) ... YOU KNOW, CHURCH LADY JACKETS. 

THEY CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING, BUT I'VE FOUND THEY ALWAYS GO WITH 

BLACK BASICS OR JEANS AND A WHITE TEE. 

ALSO PAIRING THEM UP WITH A SUBTLE MIS-MATCHED SCARF, 

around the neck or as a belt, LOOKS GREAT AS WELL. ( A FUNKY HAT ALWAYS WORKS, TOO ;)

ABOVE IS MY LATEST FAVORITE AND IT'S EVEN REVERSIBLE ;)

my too-cool-for-school poses ...

by the by, my all-time favorite boots, too !

thanks, honey ;)

I feel so strange not smiling ...

ahhh, better :)

WHAT ARE YOU DRAWN TO ???

ATTIRE:

CHURCH LADY REFERENCE; SNL - JACKET: GOODWILL

SKIRT/ TURTLE-NECK: SEARS, VERY CHEAP(when i worked there)

BOOTS: BANANA REPUBLIC, GIFT FROM HUBS

HAT: VINTAGE, ANTIQUE MALL - PENDANT: WORLD MKT.

GLASSES: MINE, OLD AND NEAR-SIGHTED.

LAZY NEUTRAL DAY

EVER HAVE ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN ALL THE WITTY STUFF YOU WANT TO SAY DISAPPEARS THE SECOND YOU SIT DOWN TO WRITE ? I MUST HAVE THE DREADED 'BLOGGER'S BLOCK'.
I BET IT'S BECAUSE I MISSED MY DAILY DOSE OF CAPPUCINO. YEP, THAT MUST BE IT.

SO I'LL JUST POSE FOR YA :) 
THESE LAYERS KIND OF JUST FELL TOGETHER. IS IT TOO OBVIOUS ?  EVERYONE TELLS ME I LOOK GOOD IN BLUE, SO IT MUST BE TRUE ....  I FOUND THIS SKINNY SCARF AT "EVERYTHING'S A DOLLAR". GUESS HOW MUCH IT COST ? YEP :) A DOLLAR ;)
THE REST IS THRIFTED, EXCEPT FOR THE BERET, TIGHTS AND BOOTS.

THIS BELT BELONGED TO MY HUBBY  BACK IN THE SEVENTIES. I LOVE IT !

I HAVEN'T DONE A GRASS-SITTING POSE SINCE THE CHIGGERS GOT ALL BITEY.  THIS PAST SUMMER I WALKED AROUND WITH BITES THE ENTIRE SEASON :)
SOMEONE HAS ASKED ME TO DO A POST ON 'HOW TO LAYER', SO I PROMISE TO HAVE ONE UP SOON.  ~  RIGHT NOW I'M GONNA LAY ON THE SOFA WITH MY HUBBY AND WATCH A JAWS TAKE-OFF MOVIE CALLED 'DEEP BLUE SEA' AND PROBABLY FALL ASLEEP IN ABOUT A HALF-HOUR. I'M SPENT........
SOME DAY WE ALL NEED A GOOD "BAD" MOVIE AND A NAP :)

SEE YA TOMMORROW ~ REFRESHED AND RARING TO GO ;)

IN HONOR OF VINTAGE :)

HI EVERYBODY !

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT WEEKEND :)  ~ I SURE DID ..........

I SPENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE FABOO KASMIRA HITTING SOME THRIFT STORES. SHE WORE HER KICK-@SS HAWAIIAN PRINT "FUGLY"DRESS AND LEOPARD PRINT TIGHTS.

YOU'LL GET TO SEE MY THRIFTIES AS SOON AS THEY SIT IN THE FREEZING GARAGE FOR A COUPLE DAYS OR SO....... YES , I HAVE BED-BUG PHOBIA.

AND, THOUGH THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL TO MOST, I HIT THE BIG 100 THIS WEEKEND :)

OH THE PRESSURE!

I THANK THE VINTAGE VIXEN FOR HER WONDERFUL INTERVIEW AND THE CITIZEN ROSEBUD, WITHOUT WHOM I WOULD STILL HAVE A TRAVELING CIRCUS BLOG ;) YOU GUYS ROCK :)

THUS THE OMITTED "THEME MUSIC". NOW YOU HAVE A CHOICE, 

(but does anyone ever really listen to the u-tube music ;)

BUT MOSTLY, I THANK ALL OF YOU ! A BIG HELLO TO MY NEW BLOG BUDDIES, NICE TO MEET YA!  AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU ALL :)

IN HONOR OF MY GREAT WEEKEND, I PULLED OUT MY VINTAGE CASTLEBERRY  KNIT DRESS AND WORE MY MOM'S CHAIN BELT FROM THE EARLY 70'S. THE DRESS EVEN HAS THE ORIGINAL BELT, WHICH IS A RARE THING ;)  IT WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST THINGS I EVER THRIFTED, BUT I SOMEHOW KNEW IT WAS SPECIAL. Magic ??? I REALIZE THIS IS A TAME OUTFIT FOR ME, BUT THE DRESS SEEMED TO SPEAK FOR ITSELF, NO PROPS NECESSARY ;) ~ Boots: Banana Republic (gifty)

( This will probably one of the first things I try to sell when I get my shop going. Again the pressure! )

Unfortunately someone ripped off the size tag, but with vintage, size really doesn't mean a thing ;)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK !
xXx
* Reva *